Metabolomics and Metabolic Networks
An introductory course for master and PhD students.
September 7-11, 2009 - Summer school
Metabolomics is a newly emerging field of "omics" research and the next corner stone for Systems Biology. While Genomics focuses on the analysis of whole genomes, Transcriptomics on expression analysis, Proteomics and Interactomics on protein expression and interaction, Metabolomics emphasizes the comprehensive characterization of metabolites and small molecules in biological systems.
Metabolomics has the potential of defining cellular processes as it provides an overview of the metabolic status of a cell or organism for a certain physiological state and depicts the global changes of metabolite levels as a response to genetic or environmental modulation. In biomedical research, for instance, metabolite profiling methods are being applied in the quest for the discovery of new disease biomarkers.
The summer school ‘Metabolomics and Metabolic Networks’ is a joined initiative of the Faculty of Science of KU Leuven and the Department of Biotechnology of TU Delft. It brings together experts from the field and aims to provide to master and PhD students an introduction into the technology and methodology. Topics will include sampling methods for dynamic multiparametric metabolite analysis and profiling, data generation, data mining and interpretation, based on case studies in micro-organisms, plants and mammalians.
Programme
- A detailed overview of the programme
- Tutors
- The summerschool counts for 4 ECTS credits. Students can acquire these if they participate in the evaluation and if their home university agrees. KU Leuven students can take the course in their ISP of 2009-2010: G0U29A, if they have the approval of the programme director. In order to obtain the credits the students will every day receive a questionnaire related to the topics discussed during the seminars.
Course material
Suggestion:
Metabolome analysis (An introduction)
S.G. Villa-Boas, U. Roessner, M.A.E.Hansen, J.Smedsgaard, J. Nielsen Wiley-Interscience ISBN-13:978-0-47174344-6
Accomodation
The rooms reserved for the summerschool are located in the student house Regina Mundi, Janseniusstraat 38, 3000 LEUVEN, a bike ride away from the venue where the summer school takes place. Each room is single and equipped with a bed, mattress, desk, desk chair, wardrobe, floor standing or desk lamp. All rooms are double glazed and equipped with a washstand with hot and cold water. Shower and toilet facilities are shared. Bed clothes (pillow, sheets, blanket, large and small towel) will be provided. Breakfast is provided between 7.30 and 8.30 in the morning.
The rooms will be available from Monday evening till Friday morning.
Registration
Fee with accomodation is 250 euro.
This includes a room in a student residency, breakfast, lunch, a bike, coffee break, social programme and course material.
Fee without accomodation is 90 euro.
This includes coffeebreaks, social programme and course material.
Registration via our registration tool is only completed after payment of the registration fee.
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The participants must be insured by their home university. The KU Leuven does not accept any liability for students other than students registered at the KU Leuven for a fulltime programme.
Registration for this summer school is no longer possible.
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Coordination
Dr. Reza M. Seifar
TU Delft
Dept. Biotechnology
Prof. Joris Winderickx
KU Leuven
Faculty of Science
More information
Ms Bieke Dutoit
Faculty of Science
Administrative and Support Services
Kasteelpark Arenberg 11 box 2100
3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
tel. + 32 16 32 85 57
fax + 32 16 32 19 95
Take a look at the web page of our other summer school about Nanoscience.
